At the beginning of 2024, MEPs rejected an important text for the fight against the harmfulness of pesticides.
Green Deal and Public Health:
Even though they held up rather well in Northern Europe, the Green parties lost a lot in the European elections of June 2024… And the Commission’s Green Deal could well be a victim of this result. Ursula von der Leyen’s flagship project launched at the end of 2019 is marking time: several regulations have still not been adopted, particularly on reducing the use of pesticides. In Switzerland, researchers are taking a close interest in this last subject: a study, almost unprecedented in Europe, seeks to understand to what extent Children attending school in the middle of fields and vineyards are exposed to pesticides. Report by Jérémie Lanche.
In a word: Summer holidays
There Team put away his crampons, with a hint of disappointment: for theeuro 2024 which ended on Sunday (July 14, 2024) with the 4th coronation of the Spanish, the Sommermärchen of 2006 was not repeated. This fairy tale (in French) Germany experienced it when it organized the Football World Cup, under the sun, in a peaceful economic context and a national team third on the podium. But this year, the enthusiasm was not the same… And the concept of Sommermärchen itself is controversial: Is football reviving a dark nationalism in Germany? This is the column of our correspondent Delphine Nerbollier.
In a few days, it will be the Olympic Games that will mobilize sports fans – and not only them. The Olympic Games sometimes also have a political dimension. Athletes who shine at the Olympic Games can allow certain countries to advance their cause on the international stage. Kosovo, a state not recognised by the United Nations, is participating in its third Olympics this year.. And this small Balkan country, Louis Seiller, is counting – once again – on its judokas to bring back medals. In Pristina, the explanations of Louis Seiller.
In Vienna, a stroll in the Prater
With its fairground rides and its iconic Ferris wheel, it attracts tourists of the whole world. Vienna’s Prater Park welcomed 7 million visitors in 2023. Since its creation, almost 250 years ago, It plays a major role in the city’s identity and its inhabitants are very attached to it. Our correspondent Céline Béal took advantage of the fine weather to visit himin search of history, and, perhaps in passing, a glimpse into the hidden soul of the Austrian capital. Report.